Rochdale men named as those killed in M6 crash

Police have identified two men from Rochdale as victims of a fatal crash on the M6

Police have formally identified two people who died in a collision on the M6 in Cumbria last month as being from Rochdale.

Viorel Stroe, 43, of Rochdale, died at the scene of the collision, which happened on the northbound carriageway between junctions 39 and 40, near Penrith at 11.18am on Monday 28 February.

Mr Stroe was travelling in a Volkswagen Passat, which was involved in a collision with a white Mercedes Luton van.

Mr Stroe and another passenger, Florentin Lepadat, 51, also from Rochdale, were sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.

A third person in the car, a man, 31, was taken by ambulance to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and has since been discharged.

The driver of the van was a man, 31, from the Gloucestershire area, who was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary by ambulance and later discharged. A passenger in the van was also taken to the Cumberland Infirmary and later discharged.

Officers continue to appeal for information about the collision and are keen to hear from anyone travelling on the M6 north- or southbound on Monday 28 February, between 10am and 11.30am, with dashcam.

They are asked to make contact with PC 2052 Whatman at SCIU@cumbria.police.uk 

You can also report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit - or you can phone on 101.